Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
move TO higher ground as soon az the ivsr
begins to rise.

The brick residence Of Mrs. John
Young, att OSHKOSH. Wis. ,swas burned on
tho After Che fire Mrs. Yong was
ruins burned beyond recognition. She
was sixtyrseven years old. The origin sof
the tire and occasion of her burning are.
mystery. s.
The extensive Touring mill plant of
e. Burkhardt, at Burkhardt, Wis, burned
on the 9Th, with. its contents, including a5.-
600 bushels OF wheat, q considerable quaint
" OF flour and feed. The loss exceeds $780,
900 including the elevator and warehouse.
Insurance $50, 500. The mill is to,be rebuilt.
At Moorhead, biint:, arrangements
are being made for a banquet in honor OF
Senator Comstock in appreciation of his
services at the last session of the legislature.
The affair will be on grand scale and
occur March ~. Gov. McGill and other
Secretary Lamar has affirmed the de-
cision Of the land commissions in the case
Ohio. Wood and w Ravens against p
w. Blanchard, involving the southeast
quarter and southeast quarter section 20.
township 100, range 81, Huron land district
This decision cancels Blanchard's claim
It is reported that q. w. Pratt, of
Faribault. the President Of the Minnesota
State Agricultural society, has resigned on
account Of the. pressure Of his private
business, and first Vice President W. r.
Merriam. of st. Paul, viii succeed to the
position,
A passenger train on the N. 2. R. r. !,
went off the track at New, Y ork Mills: Mimi,
on the 4th and seven cars went down a six
foot embankment.8 Nineteen passengers
We're more or less hurt, and five COS sider-
ably SO, who were unable to travel.
Samuel A, Dickey, brother Of ex-
Congressm Dickey 81 Pennsylvania, was
convicted IN the United States court at
Bismarck, Of selling liquor TO Indians. The
Prisonment from one to five years. & S
lht The banking capital Of St. Paul,
Mimi, will be enlarged in May next by the
establishment of the Commercial National
Bank paid up capital $500, 90, with Albert
Schefer, President, p. II. Kelly and Chas
Kittleson, Vice Presidents.
At Pipestone, Mimi, Mrs. Smith,
yearly eighty years old, who has been an
invalid for some time, hanged herself. She
lived a short time after being taken down
The DECEASED was the mother in law of Rev
r. NJ Rule
The lumber firm Of Reede & Bray
Minneapolis, Mimi, have assigned, with
liabilities Of about slOO, 900, and assets two
thirds that amount. Losses on their log
cuts for the last three years is given as the
cause. tsss 55yst# 81 a z Il
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
appointed NJ Y. B. Johnson Of Sioux City a
gauger for the Third internal revenue dis.
trict of Iowa and r. P. Hudd gauger for
the First internal revenue district Of Wis
cOnsin. Is
Sunday night. Bony Dewey Of White
Earth, Adams county Wis, robbed his
uncle, q. B. Bowen, merchant, 1t $500
and fled. he was arrested at EEgan, OAK,
Tuesday. Dewey is twenty five years old.
81 The largest. religious revival ever
known in Fargo's history is now in progress,
Between 400 and 500 conversions are re.
ported. Moorhead also participates in the
movement. aa ~ asa1festa <{zz'3'
The village prison at Tower, MINI,
burned Thursday night and the one prison.
or in confinement was burned to death.